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LaVonne Neff

LaVonne Neff is an amateur theologian and cook; lover of language and travel; wife, mother, grandmother, godmother, dogmother; perpetual student, constant reader, and Christian contrarian. She blogs at Lively Dust and at The Neff Review.

Blog Posts by LaVonne Neff

BOOM: David Brooks, Charles Murray, and the Reign of Mammon
Posted by LaVonne Neff 1 week 23 hours ago
Tuesday's New York Times carried a thought-provoking op-ed by David Brooks called "The Materialist Fallacy." I recommend that you read it: it's only 764 words long. Brooks argues that "in the...
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How Can You Get Health Insurance if You're American with a Pre-existing Condition? Live Long Enough.
Posted by LaVonne Neff 1 week 5 days ago
This Sunday is an important milestone for me. It's the day I no longer risk losing health insurance. I left my last job-with-benefits when I was 51 years old. I'd been commuting an hour and a half...
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It's Time For Us to Grow Up and Sacrifice
Posted by LaVonne Neff 29 weeks 2 days ago
The other day the mail brought an advertisement for something I desperately need (or so the ad suggested). If I ordered it right now, the ad said, I would save a hefty percentage off the usual price...
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The Infuriating, Scary, and Ironic Inside Job
Posted by LaVonne Neff 35 weeks 13 hours ago
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The Medicaid Card: A Useless Piece of Plastic?
Posted by LaVonne Neff 46 weeks 2 days ago
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